Favism occurs commonly only where the frequency of G6PD deficiency is relatively high 17 and where fava beans (also known as broad beans) are a popular food item ...

Favism is a sex-linked ... anemia when administered therapeutic doses of antimalarial medications and other drugs (Allison, 1960). Note, however, that the defective glucose-6-phosphate ...

He is a member of the Advisory Committee on Nonprescription Medicines (TGA) and is a board director of the Australian Medicines Handbook Pty Ltd Pharmacogenomics is the study of drugs (pharmakon ...

Although favism, a blood disorder that can cause a violent reaction to fava beans, lurks throughout Italy, many Romans look forward to May, when the legumes are in season. By Jason Horowitz Jason ...

It may also be triggered by infections or by certain drugs, such as: antimalarials, a type of medication used to prevent and treat malaria sulfonamides, a medication used for treating various ...

An international research team says it is possible to grow faba beans that don’t cause an allergic-like reaction in favism sufferers after identifying the gene behind the potentially life-threatening ...